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cylinder

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
a solid or hollow tube with long straight sides and two circular ends the same size, or an object shaped like this, often used as a container:

Examples:

Deep-sea divers carry cylinders of oxygen on their backs.
2
the tube-shaped device, found especially in an engine, inside which the part of the engine that causes the fuel to produce power moves up and down:

Examples:

a six-cylinder engine
3
in basketball, the area that is around a player who is trying to make a play on the court (= playing area):

Examples:

The league's rule does not allow you to interfere with a player's cylinder when they are trying to make a play.
4
in basketball, the area that extends directly up from the basket (= goal):

Examples:

A player is not allowed to interfere with a shot that is still in the cylinder.
5
a solid that has long straight sides and circular ends of equal size, or a hollow object shaped like this and often used as a container:

Examples:

Inside a roll of paper towels there’s a cardboard cylinder.
6
the tube-shaped part of an engine inside of which the piston (= part that causes the fuel to produce power) moves up and down:

Examples:

The engine isn’t firing on all its cylinders.

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